But, if you don't realize that photos on the White House lawn with the kids and the dog are planned and staged by the White House public relations office (and coordinated with the secret service and the photographers), you're not smart enough to be writing political analysis.

And, if you realize the photos are staged, but you play along with the game, you're just being a tool of the White House media office.

About Me

Lifelong Democrat; Former president, Broward County, Florida Young Democrats; Former member, Broward County, Florida Democratic Executive Committee; Former city commissioner, City of Cooper City, Florida; Graduate, The University of Florida; Practicing attorney, Miami, Florida; Member, The Florida Bar; Member, North American Snowsports Journalists Association; Broward County Young Democrats' Trailblazer of the Year, 1994; Broward County Young Democrats' Young Democrat of the Year, 1996.